Fall in Ohio is very beautiful. We have been negligent about taking our camera to snap the beautiful colors. The traffic does not allow one to stop by the side of the road. So - we will settle with the view from our balcony.


With many of the leaves gone we are able to see the school kids play soccer. The other morning when we were going to visit a seminary we saw deer along this road. When we started the car in the parking lot about where the big white van is parked they simply looked up at us. As we drove out we saw that there were 5 of them.


Our car is parked near the building as you can see. When we come home late at night the only parking spaces are clear to the end of the lot.

Our dear President Stewart with whom we served our first year at Temple Square passed away on October 15. President and Sister Stewart were outstanding examples of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We loved them very much.


He loved to tell the story of lifting the horse and how by how doing every day strengthens us. He loved football. The football picture is in the hole of the tree. Click to see a bigger image. The pigs are very special. He told of his mother snoring when he was little and how he thought pigs were after him. All our fears about missionary work were refered to as pigs. He constantly asked that we kill the pigs. We even had a wonderful kill the pig barbecue. The train reminded us about how small a change can take you where you do not want to go. Let's fly with the eagles.

What a great man. What a great experience our Temple Square Mission was.

We came home from Institute late and found a message that a box had arrived and was at the office. Well, this morning Elder Millet went and got it. Marie sent Gumdrop Cakes - three of them. What a treat. Happy Birthday, Joyce.




Mother made gumdrop cake for my birthday for years. The main ingredients gum drops and pecans. I would cut it in very small pieces, vacuum pack, and freeze them. That way I had treats all year long.

Mother had a "secret ingredient" that Marie did not have, but, Marie's tasted just as good as Mothers. Thank you, Marie, for the fond memories.

The UPS man rang our bell and 2 birthday boxes arrived. We were so excited. The one on top was from my sister Marla - RHUBARB! We began making dumplings immediately!


As you can see the trip from Utah did not harm the rhubarb. Ed cut it up with very little waste.


Make the pie dough: 1 Pound Margarine, 8 oz. Cream Cheese, 4 cups flour. Mix well and then roll into little circles.


Put a hand full of rhubarb in the center and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.


Fold over.


Place upside down in a 9x13 baking dish.


Fill the pan and gently press the dumplings to level out.


The syrup is about 1 1/2 cups water, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 4 T Margarine. Bring to a boil and pour over the dumplings.


Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. You can eat them hot, warm, or cold. Delicious.


Add a little ice cream.


Happy Birthday, Joyce.


We had enough rhubarb left over for a rhubarb custard pie. Thanks again, Marla.

Another wonderful surprise - Mrs. Prindable's Chocolate Apples from Roger, Troy and their families. Wow! Thank you. Thank you. Again, Happy Birthday, Joyce.

We love to visit the "dump site" in back of our building and have found some very nice and useful things. The lamp was the only light in our bedroom and came in very handy. We also found lots of candles for our 72 hour kits.


Our kitchen is kept clean by the broom and mop we found. You can't imagine the nice serving dishes and glassware that was thrown away. We took most of it, and anything else we find that is good but not useable by us, to the Salvation Army Thrift Store.


The picture adds to the atmosphere in our apartmet because "nice matters".


Baskets for magazines and to carry most things are very useful. We keep the stroller in the car. It is good when we have too many groceries to carry.

Where does one put all the keepable lessons? I thought, "A file would be nice." Well the very next day we were coming home and there on a neighbors lawn was a desk and a file cabinet. We rushed our groceries home and when we got back another couple was eyeing our find. They were interested in the desk - so we took the file. It fit perfectly.


Yesterday I was working on two lessons and the pile of books was unmanageable. I thought, "If I only had a little table that could go next to my chair." Well, this morning there it was. Couldn't be better. It's about 18" high and as you can see it holds a variety of study materials within easy reach.